AS and A Level
Human Biology - H023, H423

The final assessment opportunity (first time entries) for these qualifications (H023, H423) will be summer 2017 for centres that have previously offered these qualifications, with a resit opportunity in summer 2018.

For all other centres, the final assessment opportunity was summer 2016, with a resit opportunity in 2017.

Qualification redevelopment

Our AS/A Level Biology provision is changing. Ofqual has decided not to allow reform of Human Biology AS/A Levels due to overlapping content with new reformed qualifications.

As an alternative to AS/A Level Human Biology, we recommend our new AS/A Level Biology B (Advancing Biology) (H022, H422) qualifications. These qualifications include significant content that will be familiar from the Human Biology course. To find out more about our AS/A Level Biology provision visit our new qualification pages below.

This specification has been written for students who wish to continue their study of Biology after GCSE, but focus on those aspects relating to Human Biology. It has been designed to enable centres to deliver the units using the framework provided or to design a custom course.

Benefits

Developed in consultation with teachers, universities, research organisations and professional bodies.

There is less emphasis on recall and more on understanding and application.

You can adopt either a staged or terminal assessment model.

Simple assessment of practical skills using set tasks and mark schemes.